Benedict Arnold was pulled out of school to fight in the French and Indian war. He because the captain of government guards. He was successful in the beginning of his career but soon was sent on a illegall mission by a group of peoples disagreeable in his eyes. Horatio Gates fought in the batt!e of French and Indian war. It had been a negeticed war while other officers beside him were dying he was trying to find a way to retreat but his horse got shot in the chest and fell on his legs. Nathanel Greene was one of Washington’s most trusted and successful generals. Natanael greene is best remebered for his success in the southern campaign against General Cornwllis. General Henry Knox was the youngest Major General in the Continental Army. General Charles Lee was a leader during the American Revolution. He was second in command to General George Washington, and famously believed that he ought to have been given leadership of the army. General Daniel Morgan was a general in Revolutionary War, a talented battlefield tacician, and politician. He took part in two o the important turning points in the revolution. Daniel was ambushed taking a dispatch to his commanding officer. His escorts were killed, but even even though he took a bullet to the back of his neck that knocked out several teeth on his left jaw and exited through his cheek, daniel Morgan survived. He carried a bad scar for the rest of his life. he spent the rest of the French and Indian War fighting against eh indians on the frontier and learning their guerilla tactics. The Marquise de Lafayette was French, bt he fought in the Revolutionary War as a general and an aide and friend to General Washington. Joseph Reed was a lawyer, Adjutant General in the Revolutionary Wasr, and a member of the Continental Congress. In 1778, He was one of 5 delegates who signed the Articles of Confederation. Baron von Steuben was a German born officer in the Prussian army who volunteered his services in the Continental army. His blue book and training methods revolutionized the American army’s methods. He was taken as prisoner of war, and upon his release, was promoted to quartermaster general and adjutant general. Artemas Ward was a Major General in the Continental army who went on to have a political career after the war. He also served time as justice of the peace and served in the general court. He fought in the French and Indian War. George Washington the most famous of Revolutionary War generals and was commander in chief of the colonial forces. He fought in the Battle of Trenton, and the French and Indian war. He was a hero, Geneal and President. Anthony Wayne was an American Statesman, who became a general and fought in the Revolutionary War. He made military his career. in 1775 Anthony raised a group of militia in Philadelpia. The flolowing year, they were titled 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, and Anthony Wayne became a colonel. His bravery and daring exploits earned him the nickname Mad Anthony.
British Generals
Edward Braddock’s was most famous for his diastrous mistake made during the French Indian War. He was a major general who fough with both Bristish and American forces with General Washington as his assisatant. John Burgoyne was remembers for the British failure at the battle of Saratoga. General Sir Guy Carleton was commander of British troops during the American War of Independence. Lead the defense during the Battle of Quebec. Carleton was also responsible for the safe removal of the Tories and freed slaves who joined the British. Henry Clinton he fought in the American Revolution. He was Commander in Chief at the time that the colonies were lost. He fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Lord General Charles Cornwallis was blamed by General henry Clinton for the loss of the colonies, but he proved to be a capable general and politician in Ireland and India afetr the Revolutionary war. General Thomas Gage fought in the Siege of Boston. The Battles at Lexington and Concord. William Howe British Commander in Chief during the American Revolution. He captured New York and Philadelphia. General Sir Banastre Tarleton one of the most well know British solidier, remembered for the title The Most hated Officer in America.
